Tazza
This tazza is finely chased with figures in a Chinese landscape. This type of ornament was briefly popular in the 1680s and may have been the work of a single workshop in London that decorated wares obtained from other goldsmiths.
Artwork Details
- Title: Tazza
- Maker: Thomas Jenkins (active 1668–1708)
- Date: 1682–83
- Culture: British, London
- Medium: Silver gilt
- Dimensions: Overall: 2 3/4 × 12 1/2 in. (7 × 31.8 cm)
- Classification: Metalwork-Silver
- Credit Line: Gift of Irwin Untermyer, 1968
- Object Number: 68.141.203
- Curatorial Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
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